1918 Pen and Ink Drawing of a Female Aviator with her biplane

Title - Going Up!
 
Date - 21/10/18 for 1918
 
Medium - Pen and Ink Drawing on paper
 
Signed - Winifred Clayton
 
Picture size - 15.5cm x 11.5cm / 6.25" x 4.5"
 
Outside Picture frame - 40cm x 33.5cm / 16" x 13.25"
 
Condition - Excellent
 
Frame - Antique Victorian / Edwardian oak picture frame with period glass
 
A very rare early Pen and Ink drawing of a female aviator dressed and ready for 'going up!'
I'm not sure whether she is the pilot or passenger but many women embraced aviation and became pilots in its earliest pioneer years. By most accounts they were treated with complete equality by their male pilot counterparts although they are severely under represented in the Art of the time.
It's very rare to find images of females in the aviation genre at this time and doubly rare with this Picture having being drawn by a female artist.